Anna Karenina — Page 4
"Matvey, my sister Anna Arkadyevna will be here tomorrow," he said, checking for a minute the sleek, plump hand of the barber, cutting a pink path through his long, curly whiskers.
"Matvey, minha irmã Anna Arkadyevna estará aqui amanhã", disse ele, detendo por um momento a mão lisa e gordinha do barbeiro, que abria um caminho rosado através de seus longos e encaracolados suíços.
"Thank God!" said Matvey, showing by this response that he, like his master, realized the significance of this arrival—that is, that Anna Arkadyevna, the sister he was so fond of, might bring about a reconciliation between husband and wife.
"Graças a Deus!" disse Matvey, mostrando com essa resposta que ele, assim como seu amo, compreendia o significado dessa chegada — ou seja, que Anna Arkadyevna, a irmã de quem tanto gostava, poderia provocar uma reconciliação entre marido e mulher.
"Alone, or with her husband?" inquired Matvey.
"Sozinha, ou com o marido?" perguntou Matvey.
Stepan Arkadyevitch could not answer, as the barber was at work on his upper lip, and he raised one finger.
Stepan Arkadyevitch não pôde responder, pois o barbeiro estava trabalhando no seu lábio superior, e ele ergueu um dedo.
Matvey nodded at the looking-glass.
Matvey acenou com a cabeça em direção ao espelho.
"Alone. Is the room to be got ready upstairs?"
"Sozinha. O quarto deve ser preparado no andar de cima?"
"Inform Darya Alexandrovna: where she orders."
"Informe Darya Alexandrovna: onde ela mandar."
"Darya Alexandrovna?" Matvey repeated, as though in doubt.
"Darya Alexandrovna?" Matvey repetiu, como se em dúvida.
"Yes, inform her. Here, take the telegram; give it to her, and then do what she tells you."
"Sim, informe-a. Aqui, pegue o telegrama; entregue-o a ela, e depois faça o que ela mandar."
"You want to try it on," Matvey understood, but he only said, "Yes, sir."
"O senhor quer tentar a sorte", entendeu Matvey, mas ele apenas disse: "Sim, senhor."
Stepan Arkadyevitch was already washed and combed and ready to be dressed, when Matvey, stepping deliberately in his creaky boots, came back into the room with the telegram in his hand.
Stepan Arkadyevitch já estava lavado e penteado e pronto para se vestir, quando Matvey, pisando deliberadamente com suas botas rangentes, voltou ao quarto com o telegrama na mão.
The barber had gone.
O barbeiro havia ido embora.
"Darya Alexandrovna told me to inform you that she is going away. Let him do—that is you—as he likes," he said, laughing only with his eyes, and putting his hands in his pockets, he watched his master with his head on one side.
"Darya Alexandrovna me mandou informar que ela vai embora. Que ele faça — ou seja, o senhor — como quiser", disse ele, rindo apenas com os olhos, e enfiando as mãos nos bolsos, observou seu amo com a cabeça inclinada para um lado.
Stepan Arkadyevitch was silent a minute.
Stepan Arkadyevitch ficou em silêncio por um momento.
Vocabulary
- minha
- MEE-nyah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine form).
- irmã
- eer-MAH — Female sibling; sister.
- estará
- esh-tah-RAH — Future tense of 'estar'; will be (temporarily).
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Adverb indicating this place; here.
- amanhã
- ah-mah-NYAH — The day following today; tomorrow.
- disse
- DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told.
- ele
- EH-leh — Third-person singular masculine pronoun; he.
- detendo
- deh-TEN-doo — Present participle of 'deter'; stopping or holding.
- momento
- moh-MEN-too — A brief period of time; moment.
- mão
- MOWNG — The body part used for grasping; hand.
- lisa
- LEE-zah — Adjective describing a smooth or flat surface.
- gordinha
- gor-DEE-nyah — Diminutive adjective meaning slightly chubby or plump.
- barbeiro
- bar-BAY-roo — A person who cuts and shaves hair professionally.
- abria
- ah-BREE-ah — Imperfect past tense of 'abrir'; was opening.
- caminho
- kah-MEE-nyoo — A route or path from one place to another.
- rosado
- roh-ZAH-doo — Adjective describing a pinkish or rosy color.
- longos
- LONG-goosh — Plural adjective meaning extended in length; long.
- encaracolados
- en-kah-rah-koh-LAH-doosh — Adjective describing hair that is curled or curly.
- suíços
- SWEE-soosh — Side whiskers or sideburns on a man's face.
- graças
- GRAH-sahs — Used in expression of gratitude; thanks (plural).
- Deus
- DEH-oosh — The supreme being in monotheistic religion; God.
- mostrando
- mosh-TRAHN-doo — Present participle of 'mostrar'; showing or demonstrating.
- resposta
- hesh-POSH-tah — A reply given to a question or statement.
- amo
- AH-moo — A master or employer; one's boss.
- compreendia
- kom-preh-EN-dee-ah — Imperfect past of 'compreender'; was understanding or grasping.
- significado
- sig-nee-fee-KAH-doo — The meaning conveyed by a word or action.
- chegada
- sheh-GAH-dah — The act of arriving at a destination; arrival.
- gostava
- gosh-TAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'gostar'; used to like or enjoy.
- provocar
- proh-voh-KAR — To cause or bring about a reaction or event.
- reconciliação
- heh-kon-see-lee-ah-SOWNG — The restoration of friendly relations after a conflict.
- marido
- mah-REE-doo — A woman's male spouse; husband.
- mulher
- moo-LYEHR — An adult female person; woman or wife.
- sozinha
- soh-ZEE-nyah — Adjective meaning alone or by oneself (feminine).
- perguntou
- pehr-goon-TOH — Past tense of 'perguntar'; asked a question.
- pôde
- POH-deh — Simple past of 'poder'; was able to or could.
- responder
- hesh-pon-DEHR — To give an answer or reply to someone.
- trabalhando
- trah-bah-LYAHN-doo — Present participle of 'trabalhar'; working or laboring.
- lábio
- LAH-byoo — The fleshy part surrounding the mouth; lip.
- superior
- soo-peh-ree-OR — Adjective indicating higher position or rank; upper.
- ergueu
- ehr-GEH-oo — Past tense of 'erguer'; raised or lifted up.
- dedo
- DEH-doo — One of the digits on a hand or foot.
- acenou
- ah-seh-NOH — Past tense of 'acenar'; gestured or motioned to someone.
- cabeça
- kah-BEH-sah — The uppermost part of the human body; head.
- direção
- dee-reh-SOWNG — The path or course toward a target; direction.
- espelho
- esh-PEH-lyoo — A reflective surface used to see oneself; mirror.
- quarto
- KWAHR-too — A room in a house used for sleeping; bedroom.
- preparado
- preh-pah-RAH-doo — Past participle of 'preparar'; made ready or prepared.
- andar
- ahn-DAR — A floor or storey of a building; to walk.
- cima
- SEE-mah — The upper part or top; above (used in 'em cima').
- informe
- een-FOR-meh — Imperative of 'informar'; notify or inform someone.
- mandar
- mahn-DAR — To send something or give an order; to command.
- repetiu
- heh-peh-TYOO — Past tense of 'repetir'; said or did again.
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Uncertainty or lack of certainty about something; doubt.
- telegrama
- teh-leh-GRAH-mah — A message sent by telegraph; telegram.
- entregue
- en-TREH-geh — Imperative of 'entregar'; deliver or hand over something.
- senhor
- seh-NYOHR — A formal title or address for a man; sir/mister.
- sorte
- SOR-teh — The outcome determined by chance; luck or fortune.
- lavado
- lah-VAH-doo — Past participle of 'lavar'; washed or cleansed.
- penteado
- pen-teh-AH-doo — Past participle of 'pentear'; combed or styled (hair).
- pronto
- PRON-too — Adjective meaning fully prepared or finished; ready.
- vestir
- vesh-TEER — To put on clothing; to dress oneself.
- pisando
- pee-ZAHN-doo — Present participle of 'pisar'; stepping or treading on.
- deliberadamente
- deh-lee-beh-rah-dah-MEN-teh — Done in a careful and intentional manner; deliberately.
- botas
- BOH-tahs — Footwear extending above the ankle; boots.
- rangentes
- hahn-ZHEN-tesh — Adjective describing boots that creak or squeak.
- voltou
- vol-TOH — Past tense of 'voltar'; returned or came back.
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Away from a place; gone (used in 'ir embora').
- mandou
- mahn-DOH — Past tense of 'mandar'; sent or ordered someone.
- informar
- een-for-MAR — To give information or notify someone; to inform.
- rindo
- HEEN-doo — Present participle of 'rir'; laughing or chuckling.
- olhos
- OH-lyoosh — The organs used for seeing; eyes.
- enfiando
- en-fee-AHN-doo — Present participle of 'enfiar'; thrusting or slipping into.
- mãos
- MOWNGSH — Plural of 'mão'; the hands used for grasping.
- bolsos
- BOL-soosh — Small pouches sewn into clothing for carrying items; pockets.
- observou
- ob-sehr-VOH — Past tense of 'observar'; watched or remarked upon.
- inclinada
- een-klee-NAH-dah — Adjective meaning tilted or leaning to one side.
- lado
- LAH-doo — One of the surfaces or edges of something; side.
- silêncio
- see-LEN-syoo — The complete absence of sound or noise; silence.
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